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Jesica Santillan to Undergo Surgery

Aired February 20, 2003 - 06:56   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Well, an update on our breaking news this morning.
Jesica Santillan, the 17-year-old Mexican teenager who was in the hospital to get a heart/lung transplant and they transplanted organs with the wrong blood type into her body, and she's been in very critical condition ever since, well, the good news this morning, another heart/lung came in about 1:30 a.m. Eastern time.

She's due to undergo surgery at 8:00 Eastern this morning. There will be a live press conference at 7:30 Eastern at Duke University Hospital in North Carolina. And, of course, we will take that live in AMERICAN MORNING.

So, again, a live news conference from Duke University Hospital officials to happen at 7:30 Eastern time.

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Aired February 20, 2003 - 06:56   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Well, an update on our breaking news this morning.
Jesica Santillan, the 17-year-old Mexican teenager who was in the hospital to get a heart/lung transplant and they transplanted organs with the wrong blood type into her body, and she's been in very critical condition ever since, well, the good news this morning, another heart/lung came in about 1:30 a.m. Eastern time.

She's due to undergo surgery at 8:00 Eastern this morning. There will be a live press conference at 7:30 Eastern at Duke University Hospital in North Carolina. And, of course, we will take that live in AMERICAN MORNING.

So, again, a live news conference from Duke University Hospital officials to happen at 7:30 Eastern time.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com